The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) actively seeks data from and partnerships with Government agencies at all levels and other interested organizations. The GNIS is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a Federal inter-agency body chartered by public law to maintain uniform feature name usage throughout the Government and to promulgate standard names to the public. The GNIS is the official repository of domestic geographic names data; the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government; and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products of all types. See http://geonames.usgs.gov for additional information.

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a Federal inter-agency body chartered by public law to maintain uniform feature name usage throughout the Government and to promulgate standard names to the public. The GNIS is the official repository of domestic geographic names data; the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government; and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products of all types. See http://geonames.usgs.gov for additional information.

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a Federal inter-agency body chartered by public law to maintain uniform feature name usage throughout the Government and to promulgate standard names to the public. The GNIS is the official repository of domestic geographic names data; the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government; and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products of all types. See http://geonames.usgs.gov for additional information.

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a Federal inter-agency body chartered by public law to maintain uniform feature name usage throughout the Government and to promulgate standard names to the public. The GNIS is the official repository of domestic geographic names data; the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government; and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products of all types. See https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/ngp/board-on-geographic-names for additional information.

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Export Data Access API NSW Features of Interest Category - Place Area Please Note WGS 84 = GDA94 service This dataset has a spatial reference of [WGS 84 = GDA94] and can NOT be easily consumed into GDA2020 environments. A similar service with a ‘multiCRS’ suffix is available which can support GDA2020, GDA94 and WGS84 = GDA2020 environments. In due course, and allowing time for user feedback and testing, it is intended that these original services will adopt the new multiCRS functionality. Metadata Portal Metadata InformationContent TitleNSW Features of Interest Category - Place AreaContent TypeHosted Feature LayerDescriptionPlace Area is a polygon feature class defining a named place.Themes included in the Place Area include:Region - A region is a relatively large tract of land distinguished by certain common characteristics, natural or cultural. Natural unifying features could include same drainage basin, similar landforms, or climatic conditions, a special flora or fauna, or the like. This polygon feature dataset is part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. Where possible, polygon geometries of the region dataset align to Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets.Locality - A bounded area within the landscape that has a rural character. This polygon feature dataset is part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. Where possible, polygon geometries of the locality dataset align to Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets.City - A centre of population, commerce and culture with all essential services; a town of significant size and importance, generally accorded the legal right to call itself a city under, either, the Local Government Act, the Crown Lands Act or other instruments. This polygon feature dataset is part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. Where possible, polygon geometries of the city dataset align to Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets.Village - A cohesive populated place in a rural landscape, which may provide a limited range of services to the local area. Residential subdivisions are in urban lot sizes. This polygon feature dataset is part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. Where possible, polygon geometries of the village dataset align to Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data SetsTown - A commercial nucleus offering a wide range of services and a large number of shops, often several of the same type. Depending on size, the residential area can be relatively compact or (in addition) dispersed in clusters on the periphery. This polygon feature dataset is Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. Where possible, polygon geometries of the town dataset align to the Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets.Suburb - A gazetted boundary of a suburb or locality area as defined by the Geographical Names Board of NSW. This polygon feature dataset is part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. Where possible, polygon geometries of the suburb dataset align to Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets.Urban Place - A place, site or precinct in an urban landscape, the name of which is in current use, but the limits of which have not been defined under the address locality program. This polygon feature dataset is part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. Where possible, polygon geometries of the urban place dataset align to Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets.Rural Place - A place, site or precinct in a rural landscape, generally of small extent, the name of which is in current use. This polygon feature dataset is part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. Where possible, polygon geometries of the rural place dataset align to Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets.Initial Publication Date06/02/02020Data Currency01/01/3000Data Update FrequencyOtherContent SourceData provider filesFile TypeESRI File Geodatabase

This metadata record is published by the USGS National Map on behalf of the Board of Geographic Names and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) who is the lead for Foreign Names. The Geographic Names Server (GNS) is the official repository of standard spellings of all foreign geographic names, sanctioned by the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN). In addition to the current approved names of features, users may find variant and historical spellings, along with non-Roman script spellings. Each record contained within provides information on the feature's location, administrative division, and designation (e.g., populated place, stream, mountain). The GNS can be used for finding places, GIS data, cartography, and GEOINT products.

Export Data Access API NSW Features of Interest Category - Place Point Please Note WGS 84 = GDA94 service This dataset has a spatial reference of [WGS 84 = GDA94] and can NOT be easily consumed into GDA2020 environments. A similar service with a ‘multiCRS’ suffix is available which can support GDA2020, GDA94 and WGS84 = GDA2020 environments. In due course, and allowing time for user feedback and testing, it is intended that these original services will adopt the new multiCRS functionality. Metadata Portal Metadata InformationContent TitleNSW Features of Interest Category - Place PointContent TypeHosted Feature LayerDescriptionPlace point is a point feature class within the Features of interest Category. There is no overall accuracy reported in the database, however accuracy of the individual feature instances of each feature class can be found in the database tables.The currency of the feature instances in this dataset can be found in “feature reliability date” or “attribute reliability date” attributes. All feature instances in this class are attributed with a planimetric accuracy value. It is expected that the 90% of well-defined points with the same planimetric accuracy are within 0.5mm of that map scale. Depending on the capture source, capture method, digital update and control point upgrade, every feature instance reported has a positional accuracy within the range of 1m - 100m.Place Points included in the layer include:City - A centre of population, commerce and culture with all essential services; a town of significant size and importance, generally accorded the legal right to call itself a city under, either, the Local Government Act, the Crown Lands Act or other instruments. This point feature dataset is part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. City data points are positioned within the cadastral parcel in which they are located.Locality - A bounded area within the landscape that has a rural character. Locality data points are positioned within the cadastral parcel in which they are located.Region - A region is a relatively large tract of land distinguished by certain common characteristics, natural or cultural. Natural unifying features could include same drainage basin, similar landforms, or climatic conditions, a special flora or fauna, or the like. This point feature dataset is part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. Region data points are positioned within the cadastral parcel in which they are located.Rural Place - A place, site or precinct in a rural landscape, generally of small extent, the name of which is in current use. This point feature dataset is part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. Rural place data points are positioned within the cadastral parcel in which they are located.Suburb - A gazetted boundary of a suburb or locality area as defined by the Geographical Names Board of NSW. This point feature dataset is part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. Suburb data points are positioned within the cadastral parcel in which they are located.Town - A commercial nucleus offering a wide range of services and a large number of shops, often several of the same type. Depending on size, the residential area can be relatively compact or (in addition) dispersed in clusters on the periphery. This point feature dataset is part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. Town data points are positioned within the cadastral parcel in which they are located.Urban Place - A place, site or precinct in an urban landscape, the name of which is in current use, but the limits of which have not been defined under the address locality program. This point feature dataset is part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets. Urban place data points are positioned within the cadastral parcel in which they are located.Village - A cohesive populated place in a rural landscape, which may provide a limited range of services to the local area.

Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) geospatial data sets containing information on Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Admin Features.